Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has started construction on a large nuclear fusion chamber in England, as it races to become the first firm to fire a nuclear fusion-powered propulsion system in ...

Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a way to do it without poisoning the world. reading time 3 minutes The ...

Zap’s reactor uses neither lasers nor magnets, unlike those of most fusion startups. The reactor core is a long, narrow cylinder. Inside its vacuum chamber (below), an electric current strips hydrogen ...

Scientists in California shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a peppercorn have taken another step in the quest for fusion energy, which, if mastered, could ...

Scientists pursuing fusion energy say they have found a way to overcome one of their biggest challenges to date — by using artificial intelligence. Nuclear fusion has for decades been hailed as a near ...